Breast Cancer Risk: Before you go the Angelina Jolie Route, Check Out Other Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer

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“Don’t let worrying about tomorrow rob you of today.” ~Unknown Author

As a woman the thought of developing breast cancer, or any kind of cancer is scary indeed.

However the thought of removing healthy tissue because of a high probability of developing cancer seems even more scary… Remember, Angelina Jolie did

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The 5 best foods to eat before bed (for a flat belly)

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“To avoid sickness eat less; to prolong life worry less.” ~Weng Chu Hui

Frankly, I need to change this part of my eating plan. That is, what I eat before bed. I tend to eat fruit, but, as you will see in my findings from expert nutritionist, Mike Geary, (truth

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Fatloss-Friendly Fried Chicken Fingers (great for kids too)

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“I wish more and more that health were studied half as much as disease is. Why, with all the endowment of research against cancer is no study made of those who are free from cancer?” ~Sarah N. Cleghorn

You’re not eating fried food anymore, but sometimes fried chicken sounds good. Check out this super

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One of The Most Processed Health Foods

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“Poor health is not caused by something you don’t have; it’s caused by disturbing something that you already have. Health is not something you need to get, it’s something you have already if you don’t disturb it.” – Dean Ornish

Have you decided to stop drinking or eating dairy and now you are

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Take Control Of Your Hormones With Jing Herbs

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“If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?”  ~ Unknown

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This interview with JingHerbs.com founder, George Lamoureux tells you exactly what Chinese herbs can do for you.

Did you know that women in China who use Jing Herbs have much less

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FODMAPS and IBS: Is IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Your Main Digestive Problem?

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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”  ~ Hippocrates

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Well, if you have digestive problems, your doctor has likely diagnosed IBS since IBS tends to be a catch-all digestive syndrome. Irritable bowel Syndrome, (IBS) is the most common digestive complaint seen by gastroenterologists.

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Hormone Health: What Your Health-care Practitioner May be Overlooking

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“Laughter has immune boosting and stress relieving benefits. A 4 year-old laughs 400 times a day… A 40 year-old only four.”

As a woman over 50 I’ll frankly tell you that I have unknowingly made health decisions over the years that have negatively impacted my hormonal health. (Such as, antibiotics to treat

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Heal n Soothe FREE Trial: 3 Reasons to Try the Best All Natural Pain Relief Supplement

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“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” - Margaret Lee Runbeck

Frankly, I think we should strive to live pain-free. In other words, when you have pain, find healthy, natural ways to get rid of it, don’t think it’s normal, or simply a part of aging—experts tell us pain is

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The Salad Dressing You Should NEVER Eat -- and An Alternative Super-Healthy Recipe

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Before I tell you why store-bought dressings are not the best choice and give you a super easy homemade recipe to make at home, let me share a dental cleaning experience I had last week that relates to salad? Yep…you know those hygienists talk about everything, right?

The salad according to my

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Healthy Bacteria? Isn’t that an oxymoron?

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“When you discover it’s your choice and your attitude, things start to happen!” – author unknown

 

Before I get to the topic of “healthy” bacteria—let me set the stage. As you know, 3 years ago, before I had this blog, I became ill and was struck by very strange digestive symptoms.

My doctor

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